There are 10 owner-reported electrical system complaints for the 2002 GMC Sierrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
FOLKS; WHAT IS THE STORY WITH TIN WHISKERS FORMING IN SOLDERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS? DOES MY GMC HAVE LEAD FREE SOLDER ANYWHERE IN IT'S ELECTRICALLY SOLDERED COMPONENTS? I'VE HAVE MULTIPLE FAILED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WHICH IMPLIES MULTIPLE SHORTS. WHAT MAKES, MODELS AND YEARS ARE THIS PROBLEM KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED IN BESIDES THE TOYOTA CAMRY 2003? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? *TR
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. BULB HOLDER GETS MELTED. 90% OF CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK AND BLAZER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12
THE GASOLINE GAUGE ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA PICKUP DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY AFTER IT REACHES THE 1/4 LEVEL. *TR
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OUT ON VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BRAKES WENT OUT, AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE GMC ENVOY. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, HOWEVER IT WAS EVENTUALLY EXTRACTED. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES. GMC CALLED HER THIS MORNING AND TOLD HER THERE WERE 7 RECALLS PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE, ALL OF WHICH HAD EXPIRED.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POSITIVE TERMINALS ON THE BATTERIES THAT ARE MADE BY AC DELCO, THESE TERMINALS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE, CAUSING THEM TO FALL OFF. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 10, 2005. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BATTERY NEITHER OF THEM WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WENT TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD TWELVE MORE OF THE SAME BATTERIES SI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
FACTORY INSTALLED DELCO BATTERY STARTED TO LEAK BATTERY ACID FROM POSITIVE TERMINAL. *NM
THE GRAND AM SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ITS ANTI THEFT DEVISE IF YOU GO TO EDMANS.COM YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS MANY MORE. WE ARE ALL GETTING STRANDED AND SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. G.M. NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR LIGHTS ON A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST DASH, RADIO, DRL, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. FUSE(S) WERE REPLACED AND SOME LIGHTS HAD COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED COMPENSATION AND A NEW VEHICLE. *MR *SCC *NLM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026